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Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear)
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Wear

FN $8.96MW $8.92FT $6.12WW $6.01BS $6.58

Details

Weapon
 Nova
Float range
0.00 – 0.50
Category
Heavy
Paint index
929
Legacy model
No
Pattern
Quick Sand
Side
Both Teams
Trade-up contracts
Eligible

Colours

Orange 41%
Dark Blue 18%
Gray 12%
Other 29%

Market activity

Liquidity
57 / 100
Fair
Popularity
45 / 100
Fair
Demand 39
Cost to sell 47
Speed to sell 92
Market supply 46
Sales velocity 50

Steam order book

C tier liquidity
Highest buy order
$9.49
Lowest sell listing
$11.27
Spread
$1.7815.79%
4.6k buy orders 12 sell listings

Where it comes from

Renders

Minimal Wear
Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear) — Dust II light, front

Game files

The textures CS2 builds this skin from, extracted from the game files.

Anodized — pattern + paletteA base pattern recoloured by the palette below — same design, different colours.

Palette
Mil-Spec Grade The 2021 Dust 2 Collection

Nova Quick Sand (Minimal Wear)

Minimal Wear

Lowest price

$8.92

on CS.Trade, the cheapest of 16 markets $1.48 less than Steam

Buy on CS.Trade
Median
$9.43
24 hours
−0.8%
7 days
+0.9%
30 days
+21.3%

500 listings across all markets

Marketsfor Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear)

16 with a price
  • CS.Trade Lowest
    $8.92 Buy
  • CS.MONEY
    $8.95 Buy
  • BUFF163
    $9.17 Buy
  • HaloSkins
    $9.17 Buy
  • SkinSell
    $9.28 Buy
  • White.Market
    $9.36 Buy
  • CSBoard
    $9.43 Buy
  • Skinport
    $9.49 Buy
26 markets without a price

Price historyof Nova | Quick Sand

$9.43

+19.4% over 30D·median across markets

Oct 1, 2026 Oct 31, 2026

Price by float

The lowest price you can buy at, across markets, for each float. Jumps at the wear boundaries are real.

$9.28

cheapest at float 0.0950 · 2 listings on 1 market nearby

0.070.100.120.15
Cheapest Middle half of listings Median
Lowest cross-market price by float range
Float rangeLowest price
MW 0.07 – 0.09$9.19
0.11 – 0.13$11.18
0.13 – 0.15$10.14

In short

Origin

The Nova | Quick Sand can be obtained by opening Stockholm 2021 Dust II Souvenir Package, Antwerp 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package, Rio 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package, Shanghai 2024 Dust II Souvenir Package, Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package, Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package, Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package, or Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package. It is also part of the The 2021 Dust 2 Collection collection.

Rarity

The Nova | Quick Sand has a Mil-Spec Grade rarity and is categorised as Heavy, with an estimated case drop chance of 0.800%.

Availability

The cheapest Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear) is $8.92 on CS.Trade, with prices across 16 markets ranging up to $10.56.

Price trend

Over the last 30 days the cross-market median price of the Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear) went from $7.90 to $9.43 (+19.4%), with a low of $7.90 on Oct 2 and a high of $9.62 on Oct 23. That is +2.3% over the last 7 days. On the Steam Community Market the highest buy order is $9.49 and the lowest listing is $11.27 (4,597 buy orders, 12 listings).

Versions

The float value ranges from 0.00 to 0.50, available in all five wear conditions. It also has a Souvenir version.

Finish Style

This Nova features the Quick Sand design.

Planning a contract with Nova | Quick Sand? Simulate output floats, odds and profit in the CS2 trade-up calculator.

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Nova | Quick Sand — Frequently Asked Questions

How much does the Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear) cost?
As of Oct 2026, the cheapest Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear) costs $8.92 on CS.Trade. CSSkinLab compares live prices across 16 CS2 marketplaces so you always see the cheapest offer first.
What is the float range of the Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear)?
The Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear) has a float range of 0.00 – 0.50. Lower floats mean less visible wear on the skin. The Nova | Quick Sand exists in 5 wear tiers: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.
Does the Nova | Quick Sand come in StatTrak™ or Souvenir?
The Nova | Quick Sand also drops as a Souvenir version from tournament packages, but it does not exist in StatTrak™.
Can I use the Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear) in a trade-up?
Yes. The Nova | Quick Sand (Minimal Wear) can be used as an input in a trade-up contract: combine ten Mil-Spec Grade skins to receive one skin of the next rarity tier. Use the CSSkinLab trade-up calculator to find the best inputs and simulate float outcomes and ROI, or work backwards from a target skin with the reverse calculator.
Where does the Nova | Quick Sand drop from?
The Nova | Quick Sand drops from the Stockholm 2021 Dust II Souvenir Package, Antwerp 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package, Rio 2022 Dust II Souvenir Package, Shanghai 2024 Dust II Souvenir Package, Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package, Austin 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package, Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Package and Budapest 2025 Dust II Souvenir Highlight Package with an estimated drop chance of 0.800% per opening. It belongs to the The 2021 Dust 2 Collection. You can also buy it directly from community marketplaces, usually for less than the cost of opening cases.
What rarity is the Nova | Quick Sand?
The Nova | Quick Sand is a Mil-Spec Grade rarity skin. Rarity determines how often it drops and which trade-up contracts it fits into.